exploratorium

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noun

A museum or similar institution that encourages visitors to explore the exhibits in a hands-on manner.

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Meanings

nounexploratorium (plural exploratoriums or exploratoria)

plural exploratoriums · plural exploratoria

  1. A museum or similar institution that encourages visitors to explore the exhibits in a hands-on manner.

    Especially appealing to older children and adolescents are science museums or exploratoriums.

    1999, Howard Gardner, Intelligence reframed: multiple intelligences for the 21st century
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    Other ways to use the visual arts include architecture, visual thinking, graphic organizers, mindmaps, exploratoriums, and galleries.

    2001, Eric Jensen, Arts with the brain in mind

Origin

From the Exploratorium in San Francisco, which holds a trademark on the term.

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APA

exploratorium. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exploratorium

MLA

“exploratorium.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exploratorium. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “exploratorium,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/exploratorium.

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